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Kenny Miller of Celtic celebrates after scoring a penalty during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic and FC Copenhagen at Celtic Park September 26, 2006. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Month 2, Day 26 of Celtic Historian David Potter’s new diary on The Celtic Star which will run throughout the new season and will highlight key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 26 September…

SATURDAY 26 SEPEMBER 1914

‘Sniper’ Jimmy McColl

There is a growing body of opinion which feels that football ought to be stopped for the duration of the war, but 14,000 people at Dens Park would not agree with that as they saw a fine game in which Celtic beat the home side 3-1 with Jimmy McColl scoring twice and Patsy Gallacher once. The crowd was noticeable for the amount of soldiers in uniform mingling among other supporters and enjoying the football. Meanwhile the war is being fought with intense ferocity across the Channel.

MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 1927

Jimmy McGrory scores five as Celtic beat Third Lanark 7-0 in the semi-final of the Glasgow Cup before 9,000 fans on the Holiday Monday. Paddy Connolly and Adam McLean score the other two goals. Tommy McInally playing against his old team, entertains and clowns throughout the entire game.

Jimmy McGrory

WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 1962

Celtic play their first ever game in Europe today against Valencia of Spain in what was then called the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Celtic lose 2-4, their goals coming from an own goal and then a fine strike from Bobby Carroll. Only a very few Celtic fans travel to Spain to accompany the team.

SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 1992

Parkhead is an angry place at the final whistle today as Celtic go down 1-2 to Partick Thistle before a crowd of 21,486. It comes after a defeat in the League Cup semi-final to Aberdeen on Wednesday night, and is now the fourth defeat in the calendar month of September. Andy Payton scores Celtic’s only goal on a miserable afternoon.

TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2006

Kenny Miller scores a penalty kick as Celtic beat Copenhagen 1-0 in the Champions League. The Danish team seem to have few attacking ambitions and it is a poor game, although a welcome victory.

Celtic’s Kenny Miller scores from the penalty spot against FC Copenhagen’s during their UEFA Champions League Group F football match at Celtic Park , 26 September 2006.  (Photo ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images)

David Potter

David Potter’s new book, Willie Fernie – Putting on the Style is featured in the new edition of the Celtic View which is out now and available from the Celtic Stores. You can also pick up the Willie Fernie book there too or order direct from Celtic Star Books, link below…

Willie Fernie - Putting on the Style

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David was a distinguished Celtic author and historian and writer for The Celtic Star. He lived in Kirkcaldy and followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. He was a retired teacher and his other interests were cricket, drama and the poetry of Robert Burns. David Potter passed away on 29 July 2023 after a short illness. He was posthumously awarded a Special Recognition award by Celtic FC at the club's Player of the Year awards in May 2024. David's widow Rosemary accepted the award to huge applause from the Celtic Supporters in the Hydro.

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